Shoe and method of making the same



Au 12, 1947. CHANDLE 2,425,420

SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Aug. 25, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor A 35 30 James D Chandler B is d I Y I It Aug. 12, 194.7,

' J. D, CHAN LER Filed 'Aii 25, 1945 a sheets-Sheet 2 Invenfor James D Chandler Aug. 1947. J. D. CHANDLER 2,425,420

SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME I Inventor James D Chandler- Filed Aug. 25, 1945 s Sheets-Sheet a Patented Aug. 12, 1947 SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME James D. Chandler, Swampscott, Mass, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N. 1., a corporation of New Jersey Application August 25, 1945, Serial No. 612,598

43 Claims. (01. 36-195) This invention relates to platform shoes and methods of making platform shoes and is illustrated herein with particular reference to socalled slip-in" lasted shoes.

In making platform shoes of the type referred to, that is, shoes in which an upper, a platform wrapper strip or cover, and a flexible insole or sock lining are secured together while off a last, after which the shoe is slip-in lasted by inserting a last into the upper, several difliculties arise which are hard to overcome. It is particularly difficult in this method to aline the edge of the platform soleaccurately with the seam which secures the wrapper strip, upper and sock lining together. Unless this seam lines up accurately with the edge of the platform sole, the covered edge of the platform sole in the finished shoe willbe of varying thicknesses around the periphery of the sole. Moreover, in such a construction only one seam holds the shoe together, the relatively light seam which secures the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip to each other.

An important object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of making slip-in lasted platform shoes which will effectively overcome the dificulties referred to and will produce stronger and better appearing shoes.

To this end the invention provides, in accordance with one aspect, an improved method of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the margin of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of the sole avpredetermined distance. An upper and a wrapper strip are assembled with the platform sole ofi a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with the extended edge of the sock lining, thereby positioning the upper and strip accurately with respect to the platform sole. The upper and wrapper strip are then secured to the platform sole and sock lining ofi a last while maintaining the parts in the positions referred to, thereby permanently securing the upper and strip in proper relation to the platform sole.

As herein illustrated, the upper and wrapper strip are secured to the platform sole by means of stitches, preferably lockstitches,. which pass substantially through the comer at the inner edge of the platform sole and extend diagonally,

or at an angle, through the sole to its outer or bottom surface so that the outer ends of the stitches are located inwardly from the edge of the sole. In this way the upper and wrapper 2 strip are not only positioned properly with respect to the platform sole, but the upper and strip are permanently secured'to the platfo sole by a relatively heavy stitch or seam ch is capable of withstanding much greatev strain than the lighter seam referred to and which will therefore hold the parts permanently in position during the wearing of the shoe.

After the lockstitch seam has been sewn, the wrapper strip, in accordance with the present method, is turned outwardly and downwardly.

over the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath .its bottom surface and is secured to said surface to hold it permanently in position, after which an outsole is attached to the shoe bottom, thereby completing the construction of the shoe. A last may be inserted into the upper prior to the attachment of the outsole and either before or after the wrapper strip is turned downwardly and secured to the bottom surface of the platform sole, thereby slip-in lasting the shoe. If desired, however, the shoe may be constructed entirely without the aid of a last.

When the wrapper strip is turned downwardly beneath the bottom surface of the platform sole and secured thereto, it bends the extended marginal portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip downwardly and inwardly to cause them to overlap the edge face of the platform sole, thereby covering the stitches and increasing the size of the shoe bottom by the combined thicknesses of the overlapping sock lining, upper and wrapper strip. Accordingly, the outsole is made to correspond in size to the platform sole plus the thickness of the materials overlapping its edge face so that the edge of the outsole in the finished shoe will be substantially flush with the outer surface of the wrapper strip.

ent method, as herein illustrated, the platform 7 sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface coextensive with said surface is reduced in size and a substantially right-angle groove or rabbet is provided in the upper portion of its margin below the sock lining, said rabbet being substantially equal in width to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip. This rabbeting of the margin of the platform sole causes the sock lining to extend beyond the inner edge of the rabbet. When the wrapper strip is turned downwardly and inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the platform sole, as described above, it bends the extended marginal portion of the sock lining and the portions of the upper and wrapper strip overto fill all or a substantial part of the rabbet and thus cause the turned-over outer portion of the wrapper strip to be positioned substantially flat against, or opposite, the edge. face of the platform sole. An outsole is then attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip to complete the shoe, the edge face of the outsole being substantially flush with the outer or ex posed surface of the wrapper strip.

The invention also provides, in accordance with still another aspect, a method of making platform shoes in which the upper and wrapper strip are pre-united or attached together before they are assembled with the platform sole, the attachment preferably being efi'ected by stitches located a substantial distance inwardly from the lower edges of the upper and wrapper strip and the lower edges of said parts being positioned substantially flush with each other. The united upper and strip are then assembled with the platform sole off a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip substantially flush or in alinement with the extended edge of the sock lining, thereby locating the parts in the proper position relativelyto each other. The assembled parts are .secured together by stitches, preferably lockstitches, which, as indicated above, pass substantially through the corner at the inner edge of the platform sole and extend diagonally or at an angle through the sole, thereby securing the up form sole as described above, to reduce the size of the sole and provide a rabbet at the inner portion of its margin, the marginal portion of the sole itself along the line of stitches and downwardly can, in accordance with still another aspect of 1 the method, be beveled outwardly from it inner sole in the manner described above but inserting,

the lockstitch seam lower down on the edge face portion of the platform sole rather than having it pass through the corner at the inner edge of the sole, thereby giving the shoe the appearance of having a relatively thin platform sole while utilizing a sole of usual or normal thickness.

In its article aspect, the invention provides an improved platform shoe having a sock lining secured to the inner surface and edge face of the platform sole with the margins of the upper and a wrapper strip also overlapping said edge face, and having stitches securing the upper and wrapper strip to the sole, the stitches passing substantially through the comer at the inner edge of the platform sole and extending there-' through. The wrapper strip is turned over upon over the edge face of the platform sole and then inwardly beneath its bottom surface, the strip being permanently secured to said' bottom surface by cement or similar fastening means. .The outsole of the shoe is attached to the'inturnedportion of the wrapper strip, theedge face of the outsole being substantially flush with the outer or exposed surface of the wrapper strip.

With the above and other features and aspects in view, the invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and will thereafter be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig, 1 is a side elevation of a platform wrapper strip used in making the present shoe;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shoe upper:

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a platform sole having a sock lining secured toits inner surface;

Fig. 4 is a, transverse section of the platform sole taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. 3 but enlarged to show the construction more clearly'and indicating in broken lines the portion of the sole beneath the sock liningwhich is subsequently removed; d

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a wedge heel;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an outsole;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale" of the, upper and wrapper strip assembled with the platform sole off a last and being secured to the sole by stitches, parts of the view being broken away to show the details more clearly;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 7 after the stitching operation has been completed and the wrapper strip at the forepart of the shoe turned downwardly, portions at the heel and toe ends of the shoe being broken away;

Fig. 9 is a transverse section on an enlarged scale through the forepart of the shoe in the condition shown in Fig. 8 except that the wrapper strip has not yet been turned downwardly;

Fig. 10 is a transverse section similar to Fig. 9 after the wrapper strip has been turned downwardly and secured to the bottom surface of the platform sole and an outsole has been attached to the shoe;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the shoe of Fig.10-

illustrating a modified constructionin which two' platform soles are used instead of one;I

Fig. 13 is a sectional view on a furtherenlarged' scale of the lower portion of an upper to'which a wrapper strip has been pre-attached by stitches;- Fig. 14 is a transverse section of a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface coextensive with said surface;

Fig. 15 indicates in dotted line section the portion of the platform sole which is removedto' reduce the sole and provide a rabbet in its upper portion;

Fig. 16 shows the pre-united upper and wrapper strip of Fig. 13 assembled with the platform sole in position for attaching the upper to the sole;

Fig. 17 is a sectional view showing the upper and wrapper strip attached to the platform sole by stitches; I

Fig. 18 illustrates the shoe after the wrapper strip has been turned downwardly and secured to the bottom surface of the platform sole and an outsole has been attachedto the shoe;

Fig. 19 is a transverse section, similar to Fig. 17, but showing the stitches which attach the wrapper strip to the upper. located outwardly of the with the present aspect of the method, is to asstitches which secure the upper to the platform sole;

Fig. 20 is a transverse section illustrating a modified construction in which'the margin of the platform sole is beveled outwardly from its innersurface to its outer or bottom surface;

Fig. 21 shows the platform sole of Fig. 20 after the upper has been secured thereto, the wrapper strip turned and lasted, and an outsole attached to the shoe; and

Fig. 22 illustrates a further modification of the construction in which the platform sole is 'rabbeted but the seam which secures the upper to the sole is positioned lower down on the edge face portion of the sole, to produce the effect of a thinner platform sole.

In carrying out the method of making platform shoes illustrated herein, a wrapper strip 30 of thin flexible material, such as leather, fabric, plastic or the like, is provided having small V shaped notches 32 cut therein at predetermined points-along its lower margin, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the rear or heel portion of the strip being considerably wider than its forward portion. An upper 34 of the open-toe type is also provided together with a platform sole 36 (Fig. 3) having a sock lining 38 secured to its inner surface, the

-platform sole likewise having smallnotches 40 formed in its margin to assist in relatively positioning the parts lengthwise when they are assembled for attachment toeach other. The platform sole 36 is preferably cut or died out of a laminated sheet of material comprising a lower layer of relatively thick yielding material, such as felt, cork or the like, and an upper layer of sock lining material, such as thin flexible leather, duck, canvas orthe like, the layers being preferably secured together by cement. Accordingly, as shown in Fig. 3, the sock lining 38 is coextensive with the inner surface of the platform sole 36 when the sole is cut from the laminated sheet of material. A wedge heel 42 is also provided and an outsole 44, as illustrated in Figs. and 6,-

respectively, these members completing the parts necessary for constructing the present shoe.

In accordance with the method of making platform shoes illustrated herein, the sock lining 38 has a marginal extension 46 (Fig. 4) which extends beyond the edge of the platform sole 36 a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the sole or, in other words, a sufficient distance to overlie the edge face of the platform sole. As indicated in Fig. 4, the marginal portion of the platform sole, in accordance with one aspect of the method, is cut away beneath the sock lining 38 to reduce the size of the sole and thus produce the marginal extension 46 on the sock lining 38. As illustrated in Fig. 4, the marginal portion 48 of the platform sole, shown in broken lines, is cut away from the sole around its entire periphery to produce the required marginal extension 46 on the sock lining.

It should be understood, of course, that the A above procedure is the quickest and most economical way of providing the platform soles.- It is within the scope of the invention, however, to die out the platform sole to its final shape from a single layer of cork or similar material and to secure the sock liningto the inner surface of the sole after it has been died out, the sock lining being a suflicient amount larger than the sole to provide the required marginal extension.

The next operation in the construction of the platform shoe illustrated herein, in accordance semble the upper 34 and wrapper strip 30 with the platform sole oil? a last and to secure the parts together by stitches 50, preferably lockstitches which, as illustrated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, pass approximately through the corner at the inner edge of the reduced platform sole and extend diagonally or at a substantial angle through the sole so that the other ends of the stitches are located a considerable distance inwardly from the edge face of the sole, the stitching operation being performed, as indicated above, while the parts are off a last, as illustrated in Fig. 7.

The upper and wrapper strip are located lengthwise relatively to each other prior to stitching by means of the notches 32 previously referred to and are located relatively to the platform sole by means of the notches 40 in the sole. In this way the assembled parts will be located lengthwise in the proper relative positions at one 10- cality at the start of the stitching operation and may be adjusted to maintainsuch relative positions as the stitching proceeds progressively around the periphery of the shoe, thereby positioning the parts at all points in substantially the same relative positions as they were in at the point where the stitching'began. Moreover, as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, the lower edges of the upper and wrapper strip are positioned in substantial alinement or flush with the outer edge of the xtended margin 46 of the sock lining and are maintained in this position throughout the stitching operation which may be performed on any conventional type of lockstitch sewing machine, such, for example, as a machin of the type disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 1,169,909, granted February 1, 1916, on an application filed in the name of Fred'Ashworth. A machine such as that referred to requires very little alteration for sewing the lockstitch seam beyond making provision for, adjusting the work support or table at the proper angle for inserting the diagonal stitches.-

The lower edges of the upper and wrapper strip are maintained in alinement with the extended edge of the sock lining .by gaging from the edge face of the platform sole 36'. Accordingly, the edge gage of the sewing machine will be initially set to engage the edge face of the platform sole while a Welt or upper-guiding member provided on the machine will be positioned to engage the outer strip will be located with their lower edges flush with the outer edge of the extending margin of the sock lining during the stitching operation, and the upper-attaching stitches 50 will be located in such a position that they will pass approximately through the corner at the inner edge of the platform sole, the angle of the stitches, of course, being determined by the slant or inclination of the work-supporting member of the machine.

After the diagonal or corner seam 50 has been sewn, cement is applied to the marginal portion of the outer or exposed surface of the wrapper strip 30 and to the bottom surface of the sole, and the wrapper strip is turned outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and then inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the sole, asillustrated in Fig. 10, the strip becoming permanently attached to said bottom surface by the cement on-the parts. Th exposed or lower side of the inturned portion of the wrapper strip is then roughened lightly to receive cement, a

sole-attaching cement, such, for example, as

pyroxylin, is applied to the roughened portion of the strip and to the attaching surface of the outsole 44, and the outsole is cement-attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip by the application of pressure in any usual or convenient manner.

Since most platform shoes are of the wedge heel type, it is customary after stitching the parts together to turn the forepart of the wrapper strip 30 downwardly along the line of stitches 50, as illustrated in Fig. 8, while leaving the rear or shank and heel portions of the strip in an upwardly extending position. The wedge heel 42' is then applied to the rear portion of the platform sole, as shown in Fig. 11, and secured thereto pref erably by cement. The rear portion of the wrapper strip is then turned outwardly and downwardly over the side wall of the wedgeheel, after which the entire strip is turned inwardly beneath the bottom surfaces of the platform sole and,

wedge heel and is secured or ,lasted to said bottom surfaces by cement. Thereafter, the full length outsole ,44 is cement-attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, as described above. Fig. 11 illustrates the completed shoe made in accordance with the present method, the rear portion of the sole of the shoe being shown in section to illustrate .the construction more clearly.

While it is preferable in most cases to construct the entire shoe off a last, as described above, it is within the scope of the present invention to slipin" last the shoe at some point in its construction, that is, to insert a last into the upper after the upper has been attached to the platform sole and either before'or after the wrapper strip has been turned downwardly and secured to the bot-' "form or mold in place of a last for sustaining the shoe against the sole-attaching pressure. v

It will be seen in Figs. 10 and 11 that, when the wrapper strip 30 is turned outwardly and downwardly and then inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the platform sole, the extended marginal portion 46 of the sock lining and the overlying portions of the upper and wrapper strip are bent downwardly and inwardly against the edge face of the platform sole, thereby covering said edge face and increasing thesize of the shoe bottom by the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and-wrapper strip. Accordingly, the outsole 44 is made to correspond in size to the platform sole plus the combined thicknesses of the materials overlapping the edge face of the sole so that the outer or grain surface of the turned-over wrapper strip and the edge face of the outsole will be substantially flush with each other in the finished shoe, as illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11.

Referring now to Fig. 13, the present method, as a modification, provides a somewhat different procedure for making the shoe from that described above. In accordance with this aspect of the invention, the upper 34 and the wrapper strip 30 are initially stitched to ether by a seam 52 with the lower edges of the upper and wrapper strip substantially flush with each other, the seam 52 being located a considerable distance inwardly from the adjacent edges of the upper and wrapper strip. The platform sole 36 with the sock connection with Fig. 3. Instead of reducing the size of the entire platform sole as in Fig. 3, however, the marginal or edge portion of the platform sole is rabbeted, as illustrated in Figs. 15 and 16, to remove a section 56 from the sole and thereby to reduce the'margin of the outer portion of the sole and toform a rabbet 54 at the inner portion of the sole margin beneath the sock lining 38, thereby forming a marginal portion on. the platform sole facing, but spaced from, the margin of the thin layer or sock lining. The marginal portion of the sock lining will thus be caused to extend laterally beyond the upper edge of the rabbet 54, thereby providing the required marginal extension 46. The depth of the rabbet formed, the united upper and wrapper strip are assembled with the platform sole off a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with the outer edge of the extending marginal portion of the sock lining;as shown in Fig. 16, thereby locating the combined upper and stripin the desired position relatively to the platform sale. The upper is permanently attached to the platform sole by the comer seam 50 (Fig. 17) which, as stated above, is preferably a lockstitch seam and passes approximately through the comer at the inner edge of the rabbet 54 and extends diagonally or at a substantial angle through the platform sole so that the ends of the stitches at the outer surface of the sole are located a considerable distance from the edge of the sole.

The marginal portions of the wrapper strip 30 and the platform sole 36 are coated with cement,

as described above, and the wrapper strip. is turned outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath ginal'portion 46 of the sock lining and the overlying marginal portions of the upper and wrapper strip are bent downwardly and inwardly into the rabbet 54 to fill it or substantially fill it, as illustrated in Fig. 18, and thus cause the outer layer of the strip to be located substantially fiat opposite the edge face portion of the platform sole. The outsole 44 is then cement-attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, as already described, the edge face of the outsole being substantially fiush with the outer or grain surface of the wrapper strip.

In the construction described above, the seam 52, which pre-attaches the wrapper strip 30 to the upper, is' located a sufiicient distance inwardly from the lower edges of the upper and strip so that it is positioned inside the diagonal seam 50 which secures thev upper to the platform sole.

Accordingly, when the wrapper strip is turned to secure or las it to the bottom surface of the platform sole, the wrapper strip turns about the line of stitches 52. Fig. 19 illustrates a construction, similar to Fig. 17, but in which the seam which attaches the wrapper strip to the.upper is located nearer the lower edges of these parts so that, when the lockstitch seam 50 is sewn substantially through the cornerat the inner edge of the rabbet 54, it will be located inwardly of the seam 52. Accordingly, when the wrapper strip is turned or lasted, it will turn about the lockstitch seam 50 instead of the seam 52. In either case, however, when the wrapper strip is turned-and secured to the bottom surface of the platform sole, it will cover and conceal both rows of stitches as well as the unturned portion of the wrapper strip and the exposed lower edge portion of the platform sole.

Fig. 20 illustrates another form of platform sole which may be utilized'in practicing the present method in which the sole 36 is died out with the sock lining-38 secured to its inner-surface, as described above, the sock fining being originally coextensive with the inner surface of the sole. The marginal portion of the platform sole is then beveled outwardly from its inner surface to its outer surface, as shown in Fig. 20, so that the marginal portion 46 of the sock lining extend laterally beyond the inner edge of the beveled edge face of the sole a predetermined distance, for example as herein illustrated, a distance approximately equal to half the thickness ofthe platform sole. The wrapper strip 30 (Fig.- 21) is preferably pre-attached to the upper 34 by stitches 52 with the lower edges of the upper and wrapper strip substantially flush with each other and with the seam 52 located inwardly of said edges a distance approximately equal to the distance which the sock lining extends beyond the inner edge of the sole. The parts are positioned with their margins in overlapping relation and their edges in substantial alinement, a above described, and the diagonallockstitch seam 50 is sewn just out-. side the seam 52 but so that it passes approximately through the corner at the inner edge of the beveled surface of the sole and extends diagonally through the sole, the inner ends of the stitches being located a substantial distance from the edge of. the outer surface of the platform sole. The wrapper strip 30 is turned outwardly and downwardly over the beveled edge face of the sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and secured thereto. When, the wrapper strip is thus turned it bends the extending marginal portion 46 of the sock lining, and the overlapping margins. of the upper and wrapper strip inwardly against the beveled edgeface of the sole and presses these materials against said edge face, the

lower portionof the beveled edge providing interior support for the lower portion of the wrapper strip so that it will be positioned substantially flat opposite the edge face of the platform sole, as

illustrated in Fig. 21. The outsole is then attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip to complete the shoe.

If it is desired to provide a shoe having a platform sole of the usual or normal thickness, but which appears to have the platform sole considerably thinner than the usual thickness, the construction illustrated in Fig. 22 may be utilized in which the marginal portion of the platform sole 36 which engages the sock lining 38 is rabbeted, as described above, to reduce the size of the lower portion of the sole and to provide a rabbet 54 in the upper portion of its margin. The upper 34 and wrapper strip 30 are assembled with the platform sole oil a last so that the lower edges of the upper and strip are substantially flush with each otherand with the extended edge of the oppositethe edge face of the sole so that it passes through lower portions of the extended marginal materials and inwardly at an angle through the platform sole. When the wrapper strip 30 is turned over and downwardly along the line of diagonal stitches 50 in this construction and is turned inwardly beneath the bottom surfaceof'the platform sole and secured thereto,

the exposed portion of the wrapper strip opposite the edge face of the platform sole will be considerably narrower heightwise than the actual thickness of the platform sole, as illustrated in Fig. 22, thereby giving the shoe the appearance of having a much thinner platform sole than is actually the case. The outsole 44 is then applied to the shoe bottom and attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip by cement to complete the construction of the shoe. 7

Referring to Fig. 12, it may be desirable to construct a platform shoe substantially in accordance with the method described in connection with Figs. 15 to 18, inclusive, but still not be feasible or convenient to cut or die out the platform soles from a laminated sheet of material, as described above, and then to rabbet the edge portion of the sole to reduce the size of the sole and to provide a rabbet in its upper margin. In such case, substantially the same results may be obtained, as illustrated in Fig. 12, by providing an inner platform sole 36 and an outer platform sole 58, the inner platform sole corresponding substantially in size to the rabbeted inner portion of the platform sole of Fig. 16. The inner platform sole 36 may he died out to proper" size from a sheet of yielding material and the sock lining may then be cemented to its inner surface, as described above, the sock lining having its marginal portion 46 extending laterally beyond the edge of the sole a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the sole,

The upper 34 and wrapper strip 30 are assembled with the inner platform sole I6 off a last, as described above, with the lower edges of the upper and strip substantially flush with the extended edge of the sock lining. The lockstitch seam 50 is sewn to unite the wrapper strip and upper to the platform sole 36, the stitches 56 passing substantially through the corner at the inner edge of the sole and extending diagonally therethrough. The second or outer platform sole 58 is died out to a size corresponding to the size of the inner platform'sole 36 plus the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip 30. The sole 58 is placed on the platform sole 36 and secured thereto, preferably by cement, as illustrated in Fig. 12, thereby creating a space above the margin of the sole 58 similar in shape to the rabbet 54 in the margin of the sole of Fig. 16. The marginal portion of the wrapper strip 30 is cemented and turned outwardly and downwardly opposite the edge faces of the two platform soles and is then turned inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the second sole 58, to which surface it is secured by the cement. The turning of the wrapper strip bends the extended marginal portions of the sock lining,

upper and wrapper strip downwardly into the space created above the second platform sole B8,

and opposite the edge face of the platform sole 36, to fill or substantially fill this space, as shown in Fig. 12, so that the outer surface of the wrapper strip is positioned substantially flat opposite" the edge faces of the two soles. The outsole 44 is then attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, preferably by cement, as described above, to complete the construction of the shoe,

be inconvenient or impracticable. Although the construction illustrated in Fig. 12 does'not call for the pre-attachment of the wrapper strip to the upper by a separate seam before the upper and strip are attached to the platform sole, such a seam could obviously :be used in addition to the, diagonal lockstitch seam 50, if it were considered necessary or desirable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States is:

1. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining applied to its inner surface with the margin of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of the platform sole, assembling an upper and a wrapper strip with the platform sole with the lower edges of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with the and strip relatively 12 to the platform sole, stitchin the upper and wrapper strip to the platform sole around said periphery while the parts are off a 'last and while maintaining them in the same relative positions, thereby permanently locating the upper and strip with respect to the sole, turning the wrapper strip over upon itself along the line of stitches and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom' surface, securing the strip permanently to said bottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

4."I'hat improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having 'a sock liningsecured .to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock lining extending beyond the edge ofthe platform sole, securing an upper and a Wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last by means of stitches with the lower edges of theupper and wrapper strip in substantial alinement with the edge of the sock lining, maintaining the parts in such position during the stitchingv operation, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly edge of the sock lining, thereby positioningthe upper and strip relatively to the platform sole, securing the upper and strip to the platform sole off a last while maintaining the parts in the position specified, turning the wrapper stri outwardly and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface. securing the strip to said bottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the shoe.

2. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a. platform sole having a sock lining secured to its in-. .ner surface with the margin of the sock linin extending a uniform distance beyond the edge of the platform sole, assembling an upper and a wrapper strip with the platform sole with the lower edges of the upper and strip substantially flush with the edge of the sock lining, thereby positioning the upper and strip with relation to the platform sole, securing the upper and wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last by stitches while maintaining the upper, strip and sole in the same relative positions, thereby permanently securing the parts in said positions, turning the wrapper strip over upon itself and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, securing the strip to said bottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the shoe.

3. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock lining extending a predetermined distance beyond the edge of the platform sole around the entire periphery of the sole, assembling an upper and a. wrapper strip together with the platform sole with the lower edges of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with the extended edge of the sock lining, thereby positioning the upper over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, securing the wrapper strip to said bottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the shoe.

5. That improvement in methods of makin platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole of relatively thick yielding material having a thin flexible sock lining secured to its inner surface, the marginal portion of the sock lining extending a sufllcient distance beyond the edge of the platform sole to overlie the edge face of the sole, stitching an upper and awrapper strip to the platform sole on a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip substantially flush with the extended edge of the sock lining, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the extended marginal portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip inwardly and causing them to overlap the edge face of the platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

- '6. That improvement in methods 'of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock V lining extending beyond the edge of said sole a distance approximately equal tothe thickness of the sole, securing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole ofi a last with the margins of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with the extended marginal portion of the sock lining by stitching progressively around the periphery of the sole, maintaining the parts in said alined position during the stitching operation,-

thereby producing a seam that is located in substantiaily the same position relatively to the platform sole, the sock lining, upper. and wrapper strip around the entire periphery of the sole, turning the wrapper strip over and downwardly over theedge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the intumedportionof the wrapper strip.

7. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface, the sock lining having a marginal extension projecting beyond the edge of the platform ing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last :by stitches which extend around the periphery of the sole, the margins of the upper and strip overlying th marginal extension of the sock lining, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath the bottom surface thereof and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the marginal extension of the sock lining'and the overlying margins of the upper and wrapper strip inwardly into overlapping relation to the edge face of the platform sole, inserting a lastin qthe shoe, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

8. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining cemented to its inner surface with the margin of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of the'sole a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the sole, assembling an upper and a wrapper strip with the platform sole with the lower edges of the upper and wrapper strip in substantial alinement with the edge of the sock lining, thereby locating'the upper and strip in a predetermined position relatively to the platform sole, securing the upper and strip to the platform sole off a last by stitches extending around the periphery of the sole while.

maintaining the parts in their predetermined position, thereby permanently locating the parts in said position, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby causing the extended margins of the sock linin upper and Wr pper strip to overlap the edge face of the platform sole, andcement-attaching an outsole to the shoe.

9. The improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a.

platform sole 'having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the margin of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of the platform sole, securing an upper and a Wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the lower edges of cause them to overlap the entire edge face of the platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the intumed portion of the wrapper strip.

11. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole of. relatively thick yielding material'having a thin flexible sock lining secured to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of p the platform sole a distance sufllcient to overlie. the edge face of said sole, securing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last by a row of stitches passing substantially through the corner at the inner edgeof said sole and extendingl at an angle through-the sole so that v the other ends of the stitches are spaced inwardly from the edge of the bottom surface of the sole. the lower edges of the upperand wrapper strip being insubstantial alinement with the edge of the sock lining, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby overlapping the edge face of the Platform sole with the alined margins of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, and attaching an outsole to the shoe substantially equal in size to the platform sole plus the materials overlapping its edge face.

12. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sol having a sock lining secured to its inner surface, said sock liningextending a predetermined distance beyond the edge of the sole, assembling the platform sole with an upper and a wrapper strip off a last and positioning said parts lengthwise relatively to each other at one locality on the periphery of the sole and with-the lower edges ofthe upper and strip in substantial-alinement with the edge of the sock lining, securing,

a face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath the upper and wrapper strip in substantial aline- 3 ment with the extended edge of the sock lining by means of stitches which pass substantially through the comer at the inner edge of the platform sole and extend diagonally therethrough, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, securing the strip permanently to saidbottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the shoe.

'10. That improvement in methods of making platform shoeswhich consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of the platform sole a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the sole, stitching an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with the extended edge of the sock lining, the stitches passing approximately through the corner at the inner edge of the platform sole and extending diagonally through the sole, turning the wrapper strip over and downwardly overthe edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the margins of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip to its bottom surface, and the shoe.

13. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface, the sock lining having its marginal portion extending beyond the edgeof the platform sole for overlying the edge face of said sole, assembling the platform sole with'an upper and a wrapper strip oif'a last and relatively locating the parts in position for securement to one another with the upper overlying the extended margin of the sock lining and the wrapper strip overattaching an outsole to lying the margin of the upper and extending inwardly with respect thereto, securing said parts together in such position by stitches which pass through the wrapper strip, upper and sock lining and extend at an angle through the platform sole from substantially the corner at the inner edge of the sole to its bottom surface, tuming the wrapper strip outwardly along the line of said stitches and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and then inwardly beneath its bottom surface, securing the strip to said bottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the shoe.

14. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with'the marginal portion of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of the platform sole, stitching a wrapper strip to the lower margin of an upper with the lower edges of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with each other, securing the united .upper and wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip substantially flush with the edge of the sock lining, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and down- 'wardly over the edge face of theplatform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing it to said bottom surface, thereby overlapping the edge face of the platform sole with the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip,

15. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock lining extending a sufllcient distance beyond the edge of the platform sole to overlie its edge face, securing a wrapper strip to the lower margin of an upper off a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip in substantial alinement with each other, stitching the united upper and strip to the platform sole off a last with the lower edges of the upper and strip substantially flush with the extendededge of the sock lining, the stitches passing approximately through the corner at the inner edge of the platform sole and extending diagonally through the sole so that their other ends are spaced a substantial distance inwardly from the edge of said sole, turning the wrapper strip over and downwardly opposite the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby causing the sock lining, upper and turned-over'portion of the wrapper strip to overlap the edge face of the platform sole, and att'aching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, the edge face of the outsole being substantially flush with the exposed surface of the wrapper strip overlapping the edge face of the platform sole.

16. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole, having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock liningextending beyond the edge of the sole a sumcient distance to overlie the edge the lower edges of said parts in substantial alinement, the stitches passing substantially through the comer at the inner edge of .the sole and extending at an' angle therethrough, turning the forepart portion of the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole, inserting a last into the shoe, securing a wedge heel on the shank and heelportions of the platform sole, turning the rear portion of the wrapper strip over and downwardly around the sides of the wedge heel, turning the entire wrapper strip inwardly beneath the bottom surfaces of the wedge heel and platform sole and securing the strip to said bottom sur-' faces, and cement-attaching a full-length outsole to the inwardly extending portion of the wrapper strip.

18. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface and a rabbet formed in the inner portion of its edge face, the marginal portion of the sock lining extending beyond the inner edge of said rabbet, assembling the platform sole with an upper and a wrapper strip off a last and securing said parts together with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the sock face of said sole, securing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the l w r ma ins of the upper and strip overlying the extended marginal portion of the sock lining, turning the forward portion of the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole, applying a wedge heel to the rear-portion of the platform sole, turning the rear portion of the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly around the side wall of the wedge heel, turning the entire strip inwardly beneath the bottom surfaces of the wedge heel and platform sole and securing it to said bottom surfaces, and attaching an outsole to the in-- lining and with the lower edges of said upper and strip in substantial alinement with the edge of the sock lining, said rabbet being substantially equal in width to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, turning its inner surface and a rabbet formed at the inner portion of its edge face, the sock lining having a marginal extension projecting beyond the platform sole equal in width to the depth of said rabbet, securing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the marginal extension of the sock lining, said rabbet corresponding in width to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, thereby bending the sock lining and the overlying upper and wrapper strip into said rabbet to cause the wrapper strip to lie substantially flat opposite the edge face of the platform sole, securing the wrapper strip permanently to the bottom surface of the platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip;

20. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface and a rabbet formed at the inner portion of its edge face, the sock lining having a marginal extension beyond the rabbet substantially equal in width to the depth of said rabbet, assembling the platform sole with an upper and a wrapper strip off a last and stitching said parts together with the lower margins of the upper'and' strip overlying the marginal extension of the sock lining and with the lower edges of the parts substantially flush, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface. thereby bending the extended marginal portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip into said rabbet, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

21. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface and a rabbet formed at the inner portion of its edge face, said sock lining extending beyond said rabbet a distance approximately equal to the depth of said rabbet, stitching an upper and a wrapper strip together with the lower edges of the parts in substantial alinement'with each other, the stitches being located inwardly of said lower edges a distance approximately equal to the depth of the rabbet, securing the united upper and strip to the platform sole off a last by stitches extending through the strip, upper and sock lining and passing substantially through the corner at the inner edge of the rabbet and extending diagonally through the platform sole, the lower margins of the united upper and wrapper strip overlying the extended marginal portion of the sock lining with the lower edges of said parts substantially flush with each other, said rabbet being substantially equal in width to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the extended portion of the sock lining and the overlying margins of the upper and wrapper strip into the rabbet to substantially flll said rabbet and cause the exposed surface of the wrapper strip to be positioned substantially flat opposite the edge face of the platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the shoe.

22. That improvementin methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole-having a sock lining secured to its inner surface and a rabbet formed at the inner portion of its edge face, the sock lining extending beyond the rabbet a distance approximately equal to the depth thereof, securing an upper and a wrapper strip together off a last with their lower edges substantially flush by stitches located inwardly of said edges a distance approximately equal to the depthof said rabbet, assembling the united upper and strip with the platform sole without the support of a last and with the loweredges of the united upper and strip in substantial alinement with the edge of -the sock lining, securing said parts together by stitches which approximately enter the inner corner of the rabbet and extend at an angle through the platform sole, said stitches being located outwardly of the stitches securing the wrapper strip to the upper, said rabbet being approximately qual in width to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, turning the wrapper strip over and downwardly along the line of said last-named stitches and over the edge face of the platform sole and then inwardly beneath its bottom surface, thereby bending the extended portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip into the rabbet to flll said rabbet and cause the outer surface of the wrapper strip to be positioned substantially flat heightwise of the shoe opposite the edge face of the platform sole, securing the wrapper strip permanently to the bottom surface of the platform sole, and cement-attaching an outsole to platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface coextensive with said inner surface, reducing the size of the platform sole below the sock lining to cause the margin of said sock lining to extend beyond the edge of the platform sole, securing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole oil. a last with the lower margins of the upper and strip overlying the extended margin of the sock lining, turn-' ing the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the margins of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip and causing them to overlap the edge face of the platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

24. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface equal in size to the platform sole, cutting on a portion of the margin of the platform sole beneath 'said sock lining to cause the margin of the sock lining to extend laterally beyond the edge of the sole a distance approximately equal to the thickness of said sole, stitching an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole on a last with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extended margin of the sock lining and with the lower edges of the parts in substantial alinement with each other, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the extended margins of the sock lining, upper and strip into overlapping engagement with the edge face of the platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, said outsole being equal in size to the platform sole plus the materials overlapping its edge face. 1

25. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface, the sock lining being coextensive in size with the platform sole, rabetting the margin of the platform sole'under the sock lining to cause the sock lining to extend beyond the edge of the rabbet, the extending portion of the sock lining being substantially equal in width to the depth of said rabbet, stitching an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extending portion of the sock lining and with the edges of the parts substantially flush, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip,

26. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface and having its edge face beveled outwardly from said inner surface to its outer surface, the marginal portion of the sock lining explatform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, thereby bending the extending marginal portion of the sock lining and overlying margins of the upper and wrapper strip against the beveled edge face of the platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the shoe. I

27. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface and having its edge face beveled 01 twardly from said inner surface, the marginal portion of the sock lining extending a predetermined distance beyond said edge face, stitching an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extending marginal portion of the sock lining and with the lower edges of said parts substantially flush, turning the wrapper strip out-'- wardly and downwardly over the beveled edge face of the platform sole and inwardly .beneath its bottom surface and securing it to said bottom surface, thereby bending the extending marginal portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip inwardly against the beveled edge face of the platform sole to cause the wrapper strip to be positioned substantially fiat heightwise of the sole, inserting a last into the shoe, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

28. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole of relatively thick yielding material having a sock lining secured to its inner surface and having its edge face beveled outwardly from said inner surface to its oute surface, the marginal portion of the sock lining extending beyond said edge face a distance somewhat less than the thickness of the sole, stitching an upper and a wrapper strip together with their lower edges substantially flush, securing the united upper and strip to the platform sole off a last by meansof stitches with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extended marginal portion of the sock lining, said last-named stitches passing ap-. proximately through the corner at the inner edge of the platform sole and extending diagonally through the sole,. turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the beveled edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the extended marginal portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip against the upper portion of the beveled edge face of the platform sole, the lower portion of said edge face providing internal support for the wrapperstrip to cause it to lie substantially fiat heightwise of the sole, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

29. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the marginal portion of the sock lining extending laterally beyond the edge of the sole, securing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extending marginal portion of the sock lining, attaching a second platform sole to the first sole,

said second sole being larger than the first sole and creating a space opposite the edge face of the first sole, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edges of the two platform soles and inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the second platform sole, thereby bending the extending marginal portions of the sock lin-- ing, upper and wrapper strip into the space opposite the edge face of the first platform sole,

and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip,

30. That improvement in methods of .making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface, the margin of the sock lining extending laterally beyond the edge of the platform sole a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the sole, securing an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extended margin of the sock lining and with the lower'edges of the parts substantially flush, attaching a second platform sole to the first platform sole, said second sole being larger than the first sole by an amount approximately equal to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, thereby providing a space opposite the edge of the first platform sole, tuming the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edges of the two platform soles and inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the second sole and securing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip into the space opposite the edge of the first platform sole, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

31. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface with the margin of the sock lining extending beyond the edge of the sole a distance approximately equal to the thickness of said sole, stitching'an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extended margin of thesock lining and with their edges substantially fiush, securing a second platform sole to the first sole, the second sole being larger than the first sole by an amount substantially equal to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, thereby creating a space above the margin 'of said second sole, turning the wrapper strip" outwardly and downwardly over theedges of the platform soles and inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the second sole andcementing the strip to said bottom surface, thereby bending' the extending margins ofthe sock lining, upper and wrapper strip into-the space above the second platform sole substantially to fill said space and to cause the wrapper strip to be positioned substantially flatheightwise of the shoe, and cement-attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, said outsole being substantially equal in size to the second platform sole covered by the wrapper strip.

32. That improvementin methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inher surface, the margin of said sock lining extending beyond the edge of the platform sole, stitching an upper and a wrapper strip to the platform sole off a last with the margins of the upper and strip overlying the extended margin of the sock lining and with the 'ower edges of said parts in substantial alinement, the stitches passing substantially through the corner at the edge of the innersurface of the platform sole and extending diagonally through the wrapper strip, upper, sock lining and platform sole, attaching a second platform sole to the first sole, the second platform sole being larger thanthe first sole by an amount substantially equal to the combined thicknesses of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip, thereby creating a space oppo site the edge face of the first platform sole, turning the wrapper strip outwardly and downwardly over the edge faces of the two platform soles and inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the second sole and securing the strip to said bottom surface, the outer surface of the wrapper strip being positioned substantially flat heightwis of the shoe, and attaching an outsole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, the edge face of said outsole being substantially flush with the outer surface of the wrapper strip.

33. In a shoe, the combination of an upper, a platform sole, a sock lining covering the inner surface and edge face of 'the platform sole, a wrapper strip, stitches securing the wrapper strip and upper to the platform sole and sock lining, the margins of the upper and wrapper strip overlying the portion of the sock lining which covers the edge face of the platform sole, said stitches passing substantially through the corner at the.-

inner edge of the platform sole and extending diagonally through the sole, the wrapper strip being turned over upon itself along the line of stitches and extending downwardly opposite the edge face of the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, thereby covering said stitches, and an outsole attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip. 1

34. In a shoe, the combination of an upper, a sock lining, a platform sole, a wrapper strip and an outsole, the sock lining being secured to the inner surface of the platform sole, the marginal portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip overlying the edge face of the platform sole, stitches securing the upper and wrapper strip to the platform sole, said stitches entering the platform sole at approximately the comer at the inner edge of the sole and passing diagonally through the sole, said wrapper strip being turned over along the line of stitches and extending downwardly opposite the edge face of. the platform sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface and being permanently secured to said bottom surface, and the outsole attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, said outsole corresponding in size to the platform sole plus the thicknesses of the materials overlying the edge face of the platform sole.

35. In a platform shoe, the combination of an upper, a platform sole, a sock lining and a wrapper strip, the sock lining secured to the inner surface of the platform sole with its marginal portion overlapping the edge face of said sole, the lower margins of the upper and wrapper strip overlying the marginal portion of the sock lining with the lower edges of said parts in substantial alinement with each other and with the bottom surface of the platform sole, stitches securing the upper and wrapper strip to the platform sole, said stitches passing substantially through the corner at the inner edge of the sole and extendform sole; and an outsole attached to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip by cement, said outsole corresponding in size to the platform sole plus the thicknesses of the materials overlapping its edge face.

36. In a platform shoe, the combination of a platform sole having a rabbet in the upper portion of its margin, a sock lining covering the inner surface of the sole and overlapping the adjacent surface of the rabbet, an upper and a wrapper strip with their margins overlying the portion of the sock lining that overlaps the rabbet, stitches securing the upper and wrapper strip to theplatform sole, said stitches passing substantially through the comer at the inner edge of the rabbet and extending diagonally through the platform sole, the wrapper strip being turned over along the line of stitches and extending downwardly and inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the sole, thereby covering the stitches, the portions of the sock lining, upper and wrapper strip that overlap the rabbet, and the edge I face of the platform sole located below said ing at an angle therethrough, the wrapper strip rabbet, and an outsole secured to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip. 7

37. In a platform shoe, the combination of a platform sole the edge face of whichis beveled outwardly from its inner surface to its bottom surface, a, sock lining covering said inner surface and overlapping said beveled edge face, an upper and a wrapper strip having their lower margins overlying the portion of the sock lining that overlaps said edge face, stitches securing the upper and wrapper strip to the platform sole, the wrapper .strip being turned over along said stitches and extending downwardly over said beveled edge face and inwardly beneath the bottom surface of the platform sole, and an outsole secured to the inwardly extending portion of the wrapper strip.

38. In a platform shoe, the combination of' a platform sole the edge face of which is beveled outwardly from the inner surface of the sole to its bottom surface, a sock lining secured to said .inner surface and overlapping said beveled edge face, an upper and a wrapper strip secured together by stitches with the lower edges of the upper and strip substantially flush, the margins of said upper and wrapper strip overlying the portion of the sock lining that overlaps the beveled edge face of the platform sole, stitches securing the upper and strip to the platform sole, said stitches passing from substantially one corner of said beveled edge face diagonally through the sole, the wrapper strip being turned over along the line of said stitches and extending downwardly over the beveled edge face-of the sole and inwardly beneath its bottom surface, means securing the wrapper strip to said bottom surface, the lower portion of said beveled edge face providing internal support for the lower portion of the wrapper strip so that said strip is positioned substantially flat heightwise 'of the shoe, and an outsole secured to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip, the edge face of said outsole being substantially flush with the outer surface of the wrapper strip.

39. That improvement inmethods of making platform shoes which consists in securing a layer of thin flexible material to a layer of thick yielding material, cutting said layers to form a platform sole blank of the desired shape, rabbeting the marginal portion of the thick layer that engages the thin layer to form a marginal portion on the thick layer facing, but spaced from, the margin of the thin layer, and stitching a shoe 23 upper and a wrapper strip to said margin of the thin layer.

40. That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in securing a, layer of thin flexible sheet material to a layer of thick yielding platform sole material by cement to form a laminated layer, cutting said laminated layer to form a platform sole blank of desired configuration, rabbeting the portion of the thick layer which-confronts the margin of the thin layer, thereby forming a marginal portion on the thick layer facing, but spaced from, the margin of the thin layer, and securing a shoe upper and a wrapper strip to the margin of the thin layer by stitches which also pass 41.- That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in cementing a layer of thin flexible material to a layer of thick yielding material to form a laminated layer, cutting said laminated layer to form a platform sole blank of final configuration, rabbetingthe thick layer at the margin thereof which engages the margin of the thin layer, thereby forming a reduced margin on the thick layer facing, but spaced from, the margin of the thin layer, stitching a shoe upperand a wrapper strip to said margin of the thin layer, turning the wrapper strip over up-v on itself along the line of stitches and downwardly over the edge of the platform sole and then inwardly beneath the bottom of said sole, securing the wrapper strip in such position, and attaching a sole to the inturned portion of the wrapper strip.

42, That improvement in methods of making platform shoes which consists in providing a platform sole having a sock lining secured to its inner surface coextensive with the sole, rabbeting the portion of the platform sole which engages the marginal portion of the sock lining to form a through the thick layer.

marginal portion on the platform sole facing. but spaced from, the marginal portion of the sock lining, and securing a shoe upper and a wrapper strip to said marginal portion of. the sock lining by stitches which pass through the wrapper strip.

. upper, and marginal portion of the sock lining and also pass through the platform sole.

43. That improvement in methods of making platforin shoes which consists in providing a platform sole of desired configuration, securing to the inner surface of said sole a sock lining the periphery of which is coextensive with the periphery of the platform sole, rabbeting the portion of the platform sole which engages the margin of the sock lining to form a reduced margin on the platform sole facing, but spaced from, the margin of the sock lining, positioning a shoe upper and a wrapper strip on the margin of the sock lining with the edges of the upper and wrapper strip in substantial alinement with the edge of the sock lining, and securing the upper and wrapper strip to said margin of the sock lining by stitches which also pass at an 'angle through the platform sole.

, JAMES D. CHANDLER.

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